Expert Calls Idea of Trump Extraditing Wiz Khalifa ‘Absurd’
Expert: Trump Extraditing Wiz Khalifa Is Absurd
A legal expert has dismissed the notion that U.S. President Donald Trump could or should extradite American rapper Wiz Khalifa to Romania to serve a nine-month prison sentence over a drug conviction as “absurd.” Background: Romanian Sentence Romania’s Constanța Court of Appeal recently upheld a nine-month prison sentence for Khalifa (real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz ) after finding him guilty of possessing and using cannabis at a music festival in July 2024 . Possession of cannabis remains illegal in Romania, and the sentence was increased on appeal from an earlier fine. Local police have indicated that a mandate for international pursuit and cooperation with U.S. authorities may be pursued, raising questions about whether Khalifa could be extradited. Expert Opinion: Extradition Unlikely and ‘Absurd’ Romanian criminologist Vlad Zaha told reporters that the idea of extraditing a Black American for cannabis — a substance decriminalized or legal in many U.S. states — would be both politically…
